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Jeremiah 9:21

What does Jeremiah 9:21 mean?

A plain-English look at Jeremiah 9:21 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

For death is come up into our windows, it is entered into our palaces; to cut off the children from without, and the young men from the streets.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

For death is come up into our windows, and is entered into our palaces, to cut off the children from without, and the young men from the streets.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

For death is come up into our windows, it is entered into our palaces; to cut off the children from without, and the young men from the streets.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

For death has come up into our windows, forcing its way into our great houses; cutting off the children in the streets and the young men in the wide places.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

For death hath come up into our windows, It hath come into our palaces, To cut off the suckling from without, Young men from the broad places.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

For death is come up through our windows, it is entered into our houses to destroy the children from without, the young men from the streets.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

For death is come up through our windows, is entered into our palaces, to cut off the children from the street, the young men from the broadways.

Context

v.20Yet hear the word of Jehovah, O ye women, and let your ear receive the word of his mouth; and teach your daughters wailing, and every one her neighbor lamentation.

v.21This passage

v.22Speak, Thus saith Jehovah, The dead bodies of men shall fall as dung upon the open field, and as the handful after the harvestman; and none shall gather them.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Ezekiel 21:14

    Thou therefore, son of man, prophesy, and smite thy hands together; and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of the deadly wounded: it is the sword of the great one that is deadly wounded, which entereth into their chambers.

  • 2 Chronicles 36:17

    Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chaldeans, who slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion upon young man or virgin, old man or hoary-headed: he gave them all into his hand.

  • Jeremiah 15:7

    And I have winnowed them with a fan in the gates of the land; I have bereaved them of children, I have destroyed my people; they returned not from their ways.

  • Ezekiel 9:5

    And to the others he said in my hearing, Go ye through the city after him, and smite: let not your eye spare, neither have ye pity;

  • Amos 6:10

    And when a man’s uncle shall take him up, even he that burneth him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that is in the innermost parts of the house, Is there yet any with thee? and he shall say, No; then shall he say, Hold thy peace; for we may not make mention of the name of Jehovah.

  • Jeremiah 6:11

    Therefore I am full of the wrath of Jehovah; I am weary with holding in: pour it out upon the children in the street, and upon the assembly of young men together; for even the husband with the wife shall be taken, the aged with him that is full of days.

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